Is hypopituitarism predictable after traumatic brain injury?

摘要

This was a cross-sectional cohort study of patients aged 18-65 years with TBI who were admitted to one of two Danish centers between October 2003 and May 2005. Eligible participants were identified from their medical records. Exclusion criteria included non-Danish citizenship, doubtful diagnosis, alcohol or drug abuse, psychiatric disease, previous head trauma, chronic glucocorticoid use, and malignancy. A group of age-matched and BMI-matched healthy control individuals was also enrolled. Baseline (0800-1000 h) and post-stimulation hormone levels were measured.